Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden

{{Short description|Japanese attraction in Shiga, comprised aquatic plants}}

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| name = Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden

| alt_name = Kusatsu Aquatic Botanical Garden

| photo = Kusatsu01.jpg

| photo_width = 256

| photo_caption = Lotus plants at the Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden

| type = Botanical garden

| location = 1091 Oroshimocho, Kusatsu, Shiga

| map = Japan

| map_label =Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden

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| map_width = 208

| coords = {{Coord|35.074078|135.940458|type:landmark|display=title,inline}}

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| opened = {{Start date|1996}}

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| website =https://www.seibu-la.co.jp/mizunomori/

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The {{nihongo|Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden|草津市立水生植物公園みずの森|Kusatsu Shiritsu Suiseishokubutsu Kōen Mizunomori}}, also known as the Kusatsu Aquatic Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden specializing in aquatic plants and best known for its extensive lotus display. Mizu-no-mori means "water forest" in Japanese. It is located on Lake Biwa's southeastern shore on the Karasuma Peninsula in Oroshimo-cho, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan, and open daily except Mondays. An admission fee is charged.